What is Avalon?
Avalon is a holistic healing centre in Barcelona and Ibiza (Spain), dedicated to self-discovery and profound inner journeys. Our retreats bring together the ancient wisdom of sacred medicines such as Ayahuasca, Magic Mushrooms, San Pedro, and Bufo Alvarius with modern practices of preparation, integration, and personalised care.
We follow a shamanic approach to the world of plant medicines, working with shamans from ancestral traditions of Brazil (Yawanawá, Huni Kuin, Mbyá Guaraní), Colombia (Kamëntsa, Kichwa, Pastos, Muisca, Cofán), and Peru (Quechua). Our mission is to create safe, contemporary, and refined spaces where participants can experience these medicines in the traditional Amazonian way.

With deep respect for ancestral knowledge, we complement it with tools that help non-indigenous participants gain the most from their experience and apply insights to everyday life. Preparation before the retreat builds confidence and clarity; our holistic programme introduces practices that foster wellbeing beyond the ceremony; and integration supports participants in maximising benefits while navigating any challenges that may arise afterwards.
Set and setting are two of the most critical factors in a psychedelic experience. At Avalon, safety and care are at the heart of everything we do. From the very beginning, participants are supported by a dedicated team, with a nearly one-to-one facilitator-to-guest ratio during retreats. Our team also includes a medical advisor, and we follow many of the safety guidelines recommended by ICEERS.
In adapting rituals that are not part of our own culture, we honour tradition while offering the highest level of comfort and beauty. This balance helps participants feel safe, surrender to the process, and embrace the full potential of a transformative journey.

What does a 6-day holistic Ayahuasca retreat include?
- 4 Ayahuasca ceremonies by experienced (>10 years) shamans trained in Colombia (Kamëntsa, Kichwa, Pastos, Muisca, and Cofán traditions), Peru (Quechua tradition), or Brazil (Yawanawá, Huni Kuin, Mbyá Guaraní traditions).
- 4 Rapé ceremonies (dried tobacco powder) – clearing the mind and cleansing the body and energy field, used in combination with Ayahuasca.
- 4 Integration workshops with a trained psychologist, combining diverse and creative methods, such as sharing circles, writing, art therapy, and ecstatic dance.
- 1 One-on-one integration session – Designed to bring your unique experience into your daily life and ensure lasting change.
- 1 Access bars – energetic therapy facilitating the release of limiting beliefs.
- 1 Holotropic breathwork.
- 1 Healing massage.
- 4 Yoga and meditation sessions suitable for all levels.
- 12 Creative, chef-crafted meals prepared fresh daily from high-quality sources in an Ayahuasca-friendly manner.
- 5 Food awareness workshops.
- 5 Nights of luxurious and spacious accommodations in a 4-star boutique hotel.
- Transport service from/to Barcelona Airport or the city centre.
- Intake and safety screening with the collaboration of a doctor.
- 1 One-on-one preparation video call.
- 2 Online integration follow-up circles.
- Ongoing access to our monthly community online integration circles.
You will also enjoy:
- Charming and rustic 4-star boutique hotel nestled in the countryside of the protected Carmany green belt in the heart of the Costa Brava.
- An exclusive natural area of 7 hectares of forests and alfalfa fields.
- Very high facilitator-to-guest ratio. A team of 25 people, with a maximum of 25 participants, will ensure you always feel supported.
- Personal support before and after the retreat – you will have a personal Avalon family member assigned to guide you through the preparation and integration.
- 110 m2 ceremonial space with comfortable beds and large windows overlooking nature.
- Ceremonies in an especially safe setting. Our ceremony team consists of 6-7 experienced sacred space guardians and musicians who follow many of the guidelines of the Enhancing Safety in Ayahuasca Sessions course by ICEERS Academy.
- Ceremonies filled with live “medicine” music: a combination of multiple instruments and voices.
- Access to our outdoor hammock area, indoor and outdoor pools and sauna.
- Daily room service.
- Easily accessible location in Europe (Barcelona) with direct flights from most of the bigger cities.
- Wifi (although we encourage our guests to disconnect as much as possible).
- Ayahuasca preparation and integration guidelines documents.
- Lifelong access to the Avalon community, activities, and support system.
Start your journey today and book a discovery call with us today.
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linand
October 28, 2024 at 1:34 pmI went to a 6 days retreat for the first time at Avalon and all I can say is just; WOW!
Reality is the medicine is everywhere once you enter this place. Everything from the love that get put in to the food, to the integration circles, to the holders of the space, the optional massage, to the guardians in ceremony, the 1+1 therapies, to the shamans, to the people organising it, the beautiful group.
It was a beautiful co creation of energies and I felt so held through out the whole journey. Through this safety of the space and place I could really enter deep layers of my healing journey as I drank the medicine. I’ve been sitting many ceremonies but this one is far the most 5 star experience for me due to the service provided that really allowed me to surrender completely.
The whole retreat was extremely well organised and you could really tell they have been doing this for a long time. The healing container was an open space since day one and for me it was beautiful experience the loving energy Alejandro and the team really creates this place from. Not even mentioning the location that really is a slice of paradise.
Thank you for being a massive part of my new chapter, I am forever grateful for this experience and I will always carry it with me. I will be back <3
all of my love.
Chownwh
October 28, 2024 at 8:23 amHello everyone, i had the plesure to be in this amazing expirience with this amazing people,for me this journey is life-chainging . All the people in Avalon are so warm and true ,and frendly ,if u wana go to ur best vacation or trip go to Avaon and u will see the beuty of nature ,love and people.
Jackie
August 10, 2024 at 5:34 pmI have recently had the honour of attending a Bufo Alvarius ceremony with Avalon for the first time. There was such a thread of pure love and care weaved throughout the entire process and, despite being incredibly nervous, I felt deeply held and supported by this and safe to trust the process. Ammy welcomed me online with such warmth which really set the tone. And Victor continued this on the day.
Ness – supported by Susy and Pierluigi – emanate such love and light – it is palpable. They are three of the most beautiful souls I have ever met, they hug like angels and it was blissful to be in the presence of their energy.
Ness is such a loving, gentle, joyful and wise being and shawoman, with a grounded strength and clarity… she creates the most loving, safe space and guides the ceremony with such skill, love and devotion to her practice and all whom she holds there.
The whole group were so loving and supportive of one another under this guidance which contributed significantly to the experience… the energy created together was just beautiful.
I struggled at first to receive the medicine – elements of fear resisting – but Ness, Susy and Pierluigi remained so calm, patient and grounded with me, helped me to refocus and maintained their trust in me. We went again and I let go. I’m so grateful for this.
Throughout, Ness cultivates a sense of strength and courage in being vulnerable and surrendering – something which I can struggle with and which really helped me. It was, I feel, the core of my healing.
Everyone will have their own personal experience, unique and precious to them, and I am truly grateful for the one I had. It was the most beautiful confirmation to me that ‘the medicine will give you exactly what you need – no more, no less.’ I received exactly this and I am overwhelmed with loving gratitude for it.
I could go on! There is so much love to be felt by Ness and All at Avalon. I feel I will return some day… to receive another divine hug if nothing else! 🙂
Thank you to Ness – and Pierluigi and Susy – for all you shared with me/us, to the wonderful circle of souls who came together to heal and evolve in perfect timing and to All at Avalon for all you contribute so lovingly.
Loving hugs to all who brought forward such profound healing and to all reading this too.
May we all know our light and share the light.
Jackie
Mario Paredes
August 5, 2024 at 2:00 pmBufo alvarius Ceremony. (Avalon, Barcelona, August 2024)
I’d like to express my profound gratitude to the entire Avalon team that took care of us is this wonderful ceremony. This was a collective experience in an amazing setting. My personal experience was truly trascendental and of pure love. I went into the Bufo ceremony quite ready. However, as the time of the ceremony got closer, I was extremely nervous and scared. Ness our shaman and her team flawlessly guided us with breathing exercises and sharing of our intentions in a setting with lovely shamanic sounds and mystical incense smoke. These brought us collectively to tranquility and total ease before receiving the medicine. We received clear instructions for every step in receiving the medicine. Immediately after I inhaled the medicine, I was catapulted into the cosmos which initially terrified my mind or ego. After I surrendered, my soul exploded into a pure white light in which I’ve experienced oneness with the divine, perfect love, forgiveness and a profound feeling of a state of omniscient. Everything was understood and my little ego shattered in pieces. After becoming aware of my physical body again, I could appreciate other people’s experiences and assimilated as my own. Bufo alvarius has helped me in understanding and seeing the divine in every being on this planet. We all come from God and will return to him/her/it.. Every being has his own path and it’s perfect, we only experience suffering when we become unaware of our eternal nature of love. Now I feel like a reborn human being and ready to continue in my journey like a free man. I give my profound gratitude to the creature Bufo alvarius!
PawelS
August 5, 2024 at 5:13 amAbsolutely amazing – great place, people and ceremony. It was 10/10!